About the journal
SSM: Qualitative Research in Health is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,200 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 22 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2667-3215
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,200 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 716
- Declared review time
- 22 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-11-12
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 2,200 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 22 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
716
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
22weeks
Works in OpenAlex
811
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
28
i10-index
160
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-11-12
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 93%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9918300877606676
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Show all subjects (50)
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health disparities and outcomes
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Community Health and Development
- Community Health and Development
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Sex work and related issues
- Sex work and related issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Global Health Workforce Issues
Keywords (DOAJ)
- qualitative research
- medical care
- illness
- health
- disease
- wellbeing
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